Is it worthwhile to travel for your vasectomy reversal?

Yesterday I got a phone call from a nice lady in New York.
She wanted to know where the practice was located. This is a lot like
when someone calls me up to ask the cost of the surgery. It is
obvious from the website that the cost is $1,700, but they like to
hear it over the phone to believe it more.

Well, this is a little different because while the person with
the cost question is hoping the actual price is the same as on the
site, the caller from New York was most likely hoping that the
location was different than on the site because, after all, she saw
the ad in New York.

She didn’t seem surprised when I told her I was in Oklahoma.
She merely said she was looking to have it done in New York and
with the usual pleasantries, the conversation ended.

Now, I have had similar conversations a number of times over the
years and often when the person sadly says, “Well, I am in  Georgia
(or Alaska or Pennsylvania)…”I will often respond, “We have had a
number of people come from Georgia (or Alaska or Pennsylvania…)”.
Then comes the light bulb, “Oh, really!”.

I didn’t respond to my friend in New York in that way, although I
could have because one of my first patients was from The Big Apple
and several have come through since.

There are different reasons why patients want the surgery close to
home, and one of them is that traveling to Oklahoma adds expenses
they would not have if they were operated on in their home state.
Let’s take a look at them:

YOUR TRAVEL EXPENSES: Chances are you do not live in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Men from all 50 states of the Union have come to my office to have the
procedure, however, we all know travel is not free. Whether you decide
to drive or fly, the cost of coming to my office is more expensive
than visiting a doctor in your neighborhood. Add roundtrip airfare,
rental car and/or gas expense to my fee.

YOUR HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS: I recommend a 2 night stay, but most of my
clients return home the day after the procedure. Add the cost of a 2
or 3 night hotel stay to my fee.  (But, keep in mind, if you are from
NY or Boston or Chicago or some very large metro area...you might be
pleasantly surprised by the hotel rates in Muskogee, Oklahoma.)

YOUR MISC EXPENSES: Travel always comes with both expected and
unforeseen expenses. Meals, forgotten personal items that need to be
purchased, etc. Add some additional “buffer” costs to my fee.

So, as you can see, there ARE additional costs to having me perform
your procedure, but I think you’ll find that even after adding these
expenses to my fee, I’m still more affordable than all the
alternatives available to you...

$1,700 surgery cost
$300 for 3-night hotel stay in Muskogee
$200 Misc expenses
$800 Round trip air fare to Tulsa (example is from LA)
$120 3-day rental car
$50 gas for rental car

TOTAL: $3,170.00

Compare the total cost above to the average of $7,000 to $10,000 for
most procedures and you’re still saving from $3,000 to nearly $7,000!

And, of course, I offer a satisfaction guarantee and I
have hundreds of satisfied clients that I can put you in touch with.